1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: Welcome in What's Driving the Great Episode four eighty four. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: This episode of What Driving the Grid is presented to 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: you by Boost Mobile. We are recording this Thursday, July 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: twenty third. You guys will be hearing this sometime around July, 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: I don't know, twenty fifth, twenty six, twenty seven, eight, 6 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: twenty ninth, something like that. This is what we're gonna do. 7 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: These are very quick episodes, and I say that very often, 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: and then we do a regular forty five minutes. This 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: one is the AFC one minute per team. There will 10 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: I will be forced to move on. They will play 11 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: a whistle once we do one minute on the team. 12 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,959 Speaker 1: This is something I used to do when I did 13 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: radio in Kansas City. I first started doing this. Actually, 14 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: we did thirty two teams in thirty two minutes NonStop 15 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: as an a block I think once a quarter during 16 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: the NFL season every month. This will be a nice 17 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: little preamble. We're doing the AFC today. We'll do the 18 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: NFC in a couple so you guys have something in 19 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: your feeds during the week while I'm off and we're 20 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: back with our live shows first week of August. We 21 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: will get started right now in you can start the 22 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: clock on me. Now, the AFC East, the Buffalo Bills. Obviously, 23 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: the story with the Bills is Sean McDermott out Josh Allen, 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 1: our Josh Allen and Joe Brady and and how will 25 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: that impact the offense? How will that impact Josh Allen? 26 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: And is Dj Moore enough of an upgrade to give 27 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: Josh Allen a legitimate top flight receiving threat which he 28 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: has not had, not even since the final year of 29 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: Stefan Diggs, but the second last year of Stefan Diggs. 30 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: I know some people believe this is no longer their 31 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: division to win, and the reason you would believe that 32 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: is because they didn't win it last year. I still 33 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: think it is their division to win. I think Josh 34 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: Allen what he has now, the one thing he has 35 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: over Patricks and Patrick's coming off the tourny is availability. 36 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: He's never missed a game, He's always been there, So 37 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: I think they are almost a lock for ten wins. 38 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: I also think they probably got worse at head coach, 39 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: and their Super Bowl chances did take a bit of 40 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: a hit. Next Miami Dolphins knew everything new head coach 41 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: Jeff Hafley not over the moon about that new quarterback 42 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: Malik Willis. I do like the the gamble on Malik Willis. 43 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: I feel bad and the low price on Malik Willis. 44 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: I feel badly that Malik Willis is being asked to 45 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: do it with a team that wants a sense that 46 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: the only investment they had was in him and everything else. 47 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: It's trade away. Their best players get off bad contracts. 48 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: It is smart for them to be turning this page. 49 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: It puts Malik in a brutal spot. But the Miami 50 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: Dolphins are cleaning their books, moving on from Tyreek, moving 51 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: on from to a This is the closest we will 52 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: see to a team tank in the NFL since the 53 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: Dolphins last tried to do it. Brian Flores wouldn't let 54 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: him do it, and that's part of the reason he 55 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: got fired. But this should be the worst team in 56 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: football next year. Patriots. They won fourteen games. They had 57 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: the softest schedule this century in the NFL, not amongst 58 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: playoff teams, not among Super Bowl teams, the softest schedule 59 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: of any team since the ninety nine Rams. They also had, 60 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: let's call it an interesting offseason with the Mike Vrabel, 61 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: Diana Russini story that seems to be over. But that 62 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: story is over until it is not. And I say 63 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: that only because is there a chance that there is 64 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: a massive shoe to drop on that story that the 65 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: person holding has been waiting until it would cause peak damage. 66 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: I think there is a chance. So that's going to 67 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: be just simmering in the background, if you will. The 68 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: other story is how Drake may looked in the playoffs. 69 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: Was that just young quarterback first playoff run? Or was 70 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: that quarterback finally facing real defenses, real teams and showed 71 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: some holes also worried about will came on the offensive line. 72 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: And then the Jets, I mean they brought Geno back. 73 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: They inexplicably also brought back their head coach. I like Gino. 74 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: I believed in Gino last year. I think Gino probably 75 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 1: is now on the downtick, so I don't think that's 76 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: going to work. I also think they might and Aaron Glenn, 77 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to be rude. They might have the 78 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: worst coach in the NFL, and that is rude. There's 79 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,799 Speaker 1: no way not to be rude. What the most interesting 80 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: part about the AFC East is you have two teams 81 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: that are legitimate to contenders in the Bills and Patriots, 82 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: and then the other two teams should be the two 83 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: worst teams in the NFL in my eyes, in the 84 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: Dolphins and the Jets. I don't have much say about 85 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: the Jets. Now to the AFC North, Listen, John Harbaugh, 86 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: it ran its course. I suppose there is a version 87 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: of be careful what you wish for here now, I andreed, 88 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: just like even though I didn't. I I like Sean 89 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 1: McDermott enough, but I also like John Harbaugh enough. But 90 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens, I really like the guy they hired in 91 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: jesse Mentter. I'm not as high on Joe Brady, so 92 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: I'm a little more optimistic about that. The Ravens got 93 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: the head coach right there, and both listen, we've talked 94 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: about it. For every coach quarterback combo that ever won 95 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl together won their first one within their 96 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: first five years. For Lamar and for Josh Allen, they 97 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: were talking about we were into year eight, so moving 98 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: on makes sense. But why should the Ravens be dramatically 99 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: better than they were next last year? The answer is, well, 100 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 1: Lamar will be better and will be healthier. Probably, I 101 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: don't think the Trey Hendrickson addition is enough. I'm going 102 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: to spend a little extra time here, sorry, enough of 103 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: a massive upgrade for me to believe that defense is 104 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: going to be dominant, which means Lamar is going to 105 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: have to be Lamar and which means Dereck Henry can't 106 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: fall off. It's asking a lot. I think they'll be good, 107 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: not great. Sorry, sin Downy, Bengals, We took twenty seconds 108 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: of your time. The Bengals don't like firing coaches because 109 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: they don't like paying people not to work for them. 110 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: But if they missed the playoffs again, obviously Zach Taylor 111 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: is getting fired. And I just want someone to explain 112 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: to me why this team is going to be different 113 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 1: than it's been the last three years, which is an 114 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: elite offense when Burrow is there, a defense that can 115 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: stop no One, an offensive line that is shaky that 116 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: Burrow tries to bail out, a running game that's shaky, 117 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: a couple of great receivers, and if another nine win 118 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: seasons what I see. Speaking of the worst teams in 119 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: the league, the Browns were like, hey, you left us out. 120 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: Todd Munkin with the saddest quarterback battle I've ever seen 121 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson and Shoudoor Sanders and for Todd Munkin Man. 122 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: I understand there's only thirty two head coaching jobs, and 123 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: I understand in Baltimore the head coach got fired. You 124 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: weren't coming off a great year. So you get ahead 125 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: coaching job, you gotta grab it. But you're not going 126 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: to What head coach in the league wants to be 127 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: in a spot where he's not even the one who 128 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: gets to pick his starting quarterback, because I don't think 129 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: he does. I think the owner there, Jimmy Haslam, is 130 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: gonna put his finger on the scale. It seemed like 131 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: the owner was out on DeShawn now might be back 132 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: in on Toshaun. I think I think Deshaun Watson's career 133 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: as an NFL quarterback is over. Don't if Shreorge Standers 134 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: is ever gonna have a career as a NFL starting quarterback, 135 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: So they probably not Probably definitely have the worst quarterback 136 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: situation in the league, which is a shame because even 137 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: without Miles Garrett, that defense should be excellent again. But 138 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: I don't know how they're gonna move the ball. And 139 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: then to me, one of the least interesting teams in 140 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: NFL history that has a Super Bowl champion quarterback and 141 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl champion coach together in Rogers and McCarthy, 142 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers I thought were moving on 143 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:41,439 Speaker 1: from Mike Tomlin because they needed to finally turn the page, 144 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: get younger, try to win games, not tank, but doing 145 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: on the fly, rebuild if you will. Instead, they hire 146 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: one of the older coaches in the league, a guy 147 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: on his third team, who, again, Mike McCarthy's a good coach, 148 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 1: but he's not gonna be there for ten years. And 149 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: you bring back the oldest player in the NFL and 150 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. 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The only question, the only question for 203 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: the Texans is this, who is the real CJ. Stroud? Now? 204 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:01,079 Speaker 1: In his defense, he has never had an elite running attack. 205 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: He has never had even a good forget great offensive line. 206 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 1: And despite that, they have not only made the playoffs, 207 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: they have won a playoff game every year he's been there. 208 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: With that said, all you need in Houston is league 209 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: average quarterback play and you're a terrifying team. Dimiko Ryans 210 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:30,319 Speaker 1: plus that defense makes you a legitimate Super Bowl contender 211 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,199 Speaker 1: if you have the sixteenth highest scoring offense and your 212 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: quarterback can stay upright not turn the ball over. I 213 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,719 Speaker 1: don't know what's happened to CJ. Strod over the last 214 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: couple of years. This year, all of a sudden, becomes 215 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: the proven year for his career. Also, so no contract 216 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: extension Colts. Has anybody checked on Daniel Jones Achilles the Colts. 217 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: We said it at the time when they traded multiple 218 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: first round picks for Sauce Gardner, they were going all 219 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: in on Daniel Jones, and Daniel Jones sadly right after 220 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: that popped his achilles, and now they're in flux. To me, 221 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: they are understandably out on Anthony Richardson and they are 222 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: just in something of limbo when it comes to is 223 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones going to be able to recapture anything of 224 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: what we saw from him the first half of last year, 225 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: where the numbers were amazing, where the team was playing great, 226 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: and where they felt like they were in win now 227 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: mode enough they traded multiple first round picks for a 228 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: corner Sauce will help the defense obviously should be healthy 229 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: coming into this year, but it is you know, Sauce 230 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: also is a guy I said should be healthy coming 231 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: into this year. I guess that's a bit of a 232 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: question mark there. They are one of the more it 233 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: feels like snake bit. Snake Bitten maybe is too strong, 234 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 1: but it feels like they don't really have a great 235 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: path all right. Coming finally, sorry into my Jags time, 236 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: the Jags question. Listen, Trevor just finished fifth in MVP voting. 237 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: They won thirteen games. I think Liam Cohn is a 238 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: good coach. You guys know how I feel about Trevor. 239 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: The Travis Hunter reporting this offseason was poorly done. He 240 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: still wants to play both sides of the ball. I 241 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: think he is going to have a bigger focus on 242 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball. But they did not 243 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: trade those picks and draft him at number two for 244 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: him to just be a corner. He's the most intriguing 245 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: guy on the team. You know what, It's okay, we 246 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: went a little short on the Jags because I've spent 247 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: so much time on the Jags historically. Titans. Bob Sala 248 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: gets a new job, we know that he will coach 249 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: up the defense. Now personnel wise, do they have almost 250 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: about as lot about as little talent defensively as any 251 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: team in the league. Maybe, well, But we saw Robert 252 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: Salad take teams with average talent defensively in San Francisco 253 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: and make them look like a top five defense. So 254 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: I believe in that side of it. And I actually 255 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: think Robert Sala outside of the Jets might be able 256 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: to prove he's a good NFL head coach. He didn't 257 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: do all with the Jets I'll give him a chance 258 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: to prove it. Of course, the question is does cam 259 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: Ward take a leap he you know, he was very 260 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: open and honest about how bad they were last year. 261 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: He was a big part of that. If cam Ward 262 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: takes the year two quarterback leap, the little hope in 263 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: Tennessee now to the AFC West. Oh my god, this 264 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: hurts my heart. They put the Denver Broncos first on 265 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: the running on the AFC West, So Davis Webb is 266 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: now the play caller. Maybe I know that they're saying that, 267 00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: but I Sean Payton. I feel like it's gonna have 268 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: the laminated paper in front of him. But the real 269 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: question is Bo Nicks the little bit of tet tet 270 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: with Sean Payton about his ankle, but the legitimate concern 271 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: about the ankle injury. This Broncos team is the defending 272 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: number one seed. They beat the Bills. They didn't get 273 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: their real shot in the AFC Championship game because of 274 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: Bow's injury. And I didn't believe in them last year. 275 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: I was proven wrong. Bo Knicks one of the worst 276 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the league until he's trailing and then instantly 277 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: transforms into one of the better quarterbacks in the league. 278 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: I can't quite explain it. The relationship between he and 279 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: Sean Payton's the most interesting part of their season. I 280 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: also think they take a bit of a step back 281 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: from fourteen wins the Chiefs. Here's what everyone's gotten wrong 282 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: about the Chiefs. I've told you guys all along. Patrick 283 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: Mauls are going to be dancing in Travis Kelsey's wedding. 284 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: Is gonna be starting Week one, That is correct. I 285 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: the Chiefs obviously remade their secondary in this offseason, including 286 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: trading up in the draft for mansword delayed. I think 287 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: they'll be fine there. I think Spags will coach that 288 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: unit up. The biggest reason the Chiefs will bounce back 289 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: this year, aside from finally got some rest, the three 290 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: straight Super Bowl appearances war on them all of that. 291 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: Mahomes will be better is because for the first time 292 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: in five years, people are gonna have to respect the 293 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: running game. Kenneth Walker does not have to be great. 294 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: Kenneth Walker just has to be competent, and it's the 295 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: best running attack the Chiefs will have had in at 296 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: least three seasons. The addition of Kenneth Walker will prove 297 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: to be one of the biggest additions any team made 298 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: in the league. This year. Raiders knew everything new head 299 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: coach Clint Kubiak, new quarterback Kirk Cousins, and of course 300 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: number one pick Fernando Mendoza, one of my favorite I'm 301 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 1: not actually saying you should bet this, but one of 302 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: my favorite kind of you know, bets with friends. When 303 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: do we see Fernando Mendoza. I am going to give 304 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: you two dates that are disparate dates. I think we 305 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: either see Fernando Mendoza in week three at New Orleans, 306 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: and if we don't, we're not gonna see him. I 307 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: do not believe he's gonna start week one. And if 308 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: we do not see him week three at New Orleans, 309 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: I do not think we will see him until week 310 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: eight at the Jets. They don't have their bye until 311 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: week thirteen. I don't think they're gonna wait that long. 312 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: I also don't think in between those week three and 313 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 1: week eight games it's Kansas City, New England, Buffalo, Los Angeles. 314 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna start him there. So week 315 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: three at New Orleans or week eight at the Jets. 316 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: I actually like the idea of him not having his 317 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 1: first start at home and last, but not least, Los 318 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: Angeles Chargers. They finally got there. You know, this is 319 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: the year for the Charger guys. Their offensive line is back, 320 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: justin Herbert, Well, their tackles are back. The interior of 321 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: the offensive line is going to be the excuse this year. 322 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: I would imagine Mike McDaniel will help, but Mike McDaniel 323 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: is good. I am surprised they did not prioritize getting 324 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: Herbert more receiving weapons. They are still holding on to 325 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: hope that Quinton Johnston can validate his draft selection. I 326 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: don't think he's going to validate his draft selection. I 327 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 1: like Ladd McConkie, but I don't think Herbert has a 328 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: ton of great options deep down the field. I also 329 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: think this year we might say, Jim Harbaugh, maybe some 330 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 1: of the NFL magic has gone a bit. But we're 331 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: gonna have to figure something out because what we do 332 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: know about the Chargers is it won't be Herbert's fault. 333 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: All right, sixteen minutes, sixteen teams. I thought we did 334 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:57,919 Speaker 1: pretty well except for the Colts when I kind of 335 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: butchered that one. We'll do the NF on Thursday. Talk 336 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,439 Speaker 1: to you guys. Then thank you to all our great sponsors, 337 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: Boost Mobile, hard Rock Bet, thank you to Volume, thank 338 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: you to Blue Dock. Talk to you guys on Thursday.